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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Beneditx he needs his assistance?

2. Who diagnoses Amara?

3. From where is Palinor?

4. Where does Severo send Palinor?

5. What does Severo wonder as he lies on his pallet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Palinor say about men who break the law?

2. Where is Palinor staying in Cuidad and what does Beneditx do about Palinor?

3. What does Severo suggest to Beneditx?

4. What happens when Dolca comes into Palinor's room on an errand?

5. What does Palinor tell Beneditx about the need to explain everything?

6. For what is Beneditx noted?

7. What do the nuns decide to do with Amara first and how do they do it?

8. What about Gaspar and his life does Severo think of while he is riding to see Palinor?

9. What is the creature, the nervados, tracked doing when they see it and what happens in the first few minutes?

10. What does Severo think about as he falls asleep the first night of visiting Palinor and Beneditx?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fra Murta believes a country without religion sounds horrible, as religious leaders believe people's belief in God is the only thing that keeps them from sinning. Palinor counters by saying that people also will abide by laws, because they make sense, again providing an alternate explanation for something Grandinsula's leaders previously have attributed only to God.

1. Do you think people obey the law in America because the law makes sense? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Palinor's statement about the law holds true for every person who lives in Aclar? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think the religious leaders have such little faith in men obeying the law?

Essay Topic 2

Severo gets further proof of his belief that all things are God-ordained, when he encounters Josefa at Sant Clara. What one man sees as evidence of God's work, however, may look like a series of coincidences to another.

1. Do you think the fact of Josefa being at the convent is farther proof that there are no coincidences or accidents? Why or why not?

2. What do you think is meant by the second statement above? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss a situation you or someone you know have experienced that would support or disavow Severo's belief in all things being God-ordained.

Essay Topic 3

Beneditx struggles through the night with anger. He remembers his mother, who was single and provided for her son by mending linen and making clothes. The only thing that made her angry was, when her sewing tools were blunt or her thread would break. Benedict feels like his arguments with Palinor have been like those blunt tools, and he is angry that he did not recognize the errors that Palinor has pointed out. Beneditx knows his sin is pride in his own intelligence, and he has never before experienced the pain of defeat.

1. Do you think Beneditx is angry at himself or at Palinor? Why or why not?

2. No one likes to think they are very good at a particular skill and then find that someone else is better. What do you think Beneditx should do with the way he is feeling?

3. Do you think it is wrong for Beneditx to have pride in his intelligence? Why or why not?

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